Combined waste and overflow.



J1 B. WISE. COMBINED WASTE AND OVERFLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1908.

Patented Aprnfi, 1909.

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V J, B.- WISE. COMBINED WASTE AND 'OVERFLOW. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1908.

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ya?? ATTJfi/VEV UNF'F JAMES B. WISE, OF WATERTQWN, NEW YORK.

CQWIN'ED WASTE AND OVERFLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed June 3, 1908. Serial N0. 436,368.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. Wrsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in a Combined Waste and.Overflow, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined waste and overflow fixtures, designed for use in connection with bath-tubs and the like, and the invention relates particularly to a combined fixture of the class in which all of the parts are made of sheet metal.

The object of this invention is to provide a waste and overflow fixture of simple, strong and inexpensive construction, wherein all of the parts of the device are made from sheet metal of suitable gage, and formed up in a manner to facilitate combining the parts irat a single fixture of convenient form and novel and ornamental design.

A further object is to eliminate all of the rough andheavy cast parts formerly employed in fixtures of the class, and substi- Lute therefor parts made from smooth finish sheet metal, which requires no grinding or other tedious and expensive labor to make them ready for use. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined articleof the class, in which, owing to the character of the material, and the novel and improved methods employed for making the individual members, fewer parts and less labor and expense are re qu-ired for producing the combination, than have heretofore been employed in making either cast or sheet metal fixtures.

The invention consists principally of two ells of peculiar and no vol design, one for em ployment at the bottom of a bath-tub to receive the waste water, the other to be attached to the top of the bath-tub to receive the overflow to prevent the Water from escaping over the top of the tub. Both of said ells are substantially alike and made out of sheet metal, by use of dies and other processes, into the forms as shown.

T invention further consists of a tee-body made of sheet-.metal, which is connected to the waste and overflow ells by means of separate pipes, the said tee-body connecting with a common waste-pipe, through which the waterfrom both of the ells is carried away. The invention further consists in providing simple sheet-metal bushings and strainers for the waste and overflow ells, by means of which the ells are attached to the walls of the bath-tub.

Other features and objects of the invention will be understood from the detail description which follows, and by reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the combined fixture, showing the same applied to a bath tub. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the sheet-metal gland-nuts, showing its con struction and application to a threaded neck of the tee. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the waste ell, showing the sheet-metal bushing which receives the waste strainer. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the center of the fix ture, showing the construction and arrangement of the principal parts, and the manner of connecting and combining them. into one part; also showing the manner of connecting the waste and overflow ells to the wall of the bath-tub. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the overflow ell showing the disposition and form of the sheet-metal bushing. Fig. 6 is a face view of the overflow strainer. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the waste strainer. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the waste strainer. Fig. 9 is an elevation and art section of the threaded bushing which receives the waste strainer. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the bush.- ing carried by the overflow ell.

Similar numerals of reference are assigned to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Heretofore, the waste and overflow oils,

and certain of therelated parts employed in connection with bath-tubs, have been largely made from brass castings in various forms. These castings when repeived' from the foundry invariably ha-d rough inner and outer surfaces and other imperfections, which necessitated considerable labor and expense to prepare and finish them ready for use.

It is a particular object of the present invention to eliminate all castings, such as were formerly employed for fixtures of the class, and to substitute therefor, a full complement of parts made from smooth finish sheetmetal, ressed and formed into suitable shaes ffir conveniently combining and at tacning the whole to a bath-tub, and to pro- In the drawings, 2 represents a portion of a bath-tub, having a perforation 3 1n the bot- .tom, through which the waste-water may be drawn ofl, and a perforation 4 near its top through which the water may escape, to pre-* vent the overflowing of the tub; To carry the water away from the waste port 3 in the bottom of the tub, in a safe and sanitaryinanner, I provide an ell5, preferably made of sheet-metal in one part, 1n the form and manner shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 45 This ell has a large circular flaring mouth 6, and a laterally extending tubular neck 7.

8 represents a sheet-metal bushing having an inte al central sleeve 9, the latter being interna y threaded. The bushing 8 is fitted into the mouth of the ell with the sleeve 9 facing inwardly, and'the metal comprising the rim or edge of the-mouth is spun, or otherwise folded inwardly, as at 10, to hold the, bushing rigidly' in place, (as shown in Fig. 4). Bushing 8 is applied to the mouth of ell 5 in amanner toprovide a shallow annular recess 1 1.

12 represents a waste strainercmade of sheet-metal in the form shown inFigs. 1, 4, 7 and 8. The central ortion of strainer 12, is drawn by suitable ies to form'a cup 13, which is externally threaded for attaching the strainer to bushing 8. The bottom of the cup 13 is perforated as shown in Fig. 7 in a manner to leave a number'of integral strainer-bars 14. A rubber plug15 is 0111- ployed for closing the strainer and preventmg the waste of the water. v

16 re resents an overflow ell which is preferab y formed of sheet-metalin one art, substantially like ell 5, and having a tu ular neck'17.

18 represents a bushingmade of sheetmetal and rigidly secured in the mouth of ell 16, in the same manner as the bushing 8. The bushing 18 is preferably formed and applied in a manner to provide an annular recess19, which corresponds to the recess 11.

20 re resents an integral bridge extending across t e center of bushin 18, which is perforated centrall at 21, an the said perfora' tion is threade V.

22- represents a perforated sheet-metal strainer for overflow ell 16. And 23 represents an eye-bolt which passes through strainer 22 and is threaded into perforation 21 of bridge 20, to hold thestrainer in lace.

To attach the ell 5 to the bottom of a batlr tub, so as to make a water tight closure of the joint between the ell and the tub, he recess 11 is filled with utty or like pl stic substance (not shown The mouth of the ell is then placed against the bottom of the tub concentric to the opening 3. The waste strainer 12 is next inserted throu h opening 3 of the tub, and screwed into usliing 8, until the flange of the strainer bears tightl a ainst the inside of the (m, and the mout ,of theell is drawn tightly-against the bottom fillinglthe recess 19 with putty and then placing t e mouth of the ell concentric to the openingfl l. Overflow strainer 22 is then placed 1n positionon the inner side of the tub opposite the mouth of the ell, and the bolt 23 is insertedthrough the center of the strainer and screwed into-hole 21 of the bridge 20, for

drawing and holding the parts tightly together. Fig. 4 shows the method of attaching the two ells to the tub.

The construction of the bushings 8 and 18 and the method shown for attaching them to the ells, and also the putty recesses 11 and 19 constitute important features of the present invention.

The interior of the ells and related parts of my fixture are smooth and free from all obstructions, thus rendering these parts practically self-cleaning, which is an essential and desirable feature of fittings of the class.

25 represents a tee-body made of sheet:- metal having a number of threaded necks, disposed in a manner to receive the water from the waste and overflow ells by gravity.

26 represents a horizontal pipe connectin the waste ell 5 with the tee. Pipe 26 is pref erably connected to ell 5'by inserting one end in thcnneck 7 and then brazed or soldered so as to make a rigid or unyielding joint. The opposite end of pipe 26 is preferably joined to the tee by means of a flexible connection, which consists of inserting the end of the pipe into a threaded neck 27 of the tee, and then screwing a gland-nut 28 down on the neck, in a manner to compress a rubber packing-ring 29 between. the neck andpipe and the inner end of the nut, thus forming a watertight but flexible joint.

31 represents a vertical pipe employed for connecting the overflow ell 16 to the tee 25. The upper end of pipe 31 is preferably brazed or sweated into the neck of ell 16, and the lower end is connected to neck 32 of the tee by a nut 28, in the same manner as described for pipe 26.

33 represents a waste-pipe connecting with the lower neck 34 of the tee by a nut 28, the said connection also being flexible as for pipes 26 and 31. Pipe 33 is employed for carrying the waste-water away from the bath-tub and conducting it through the floor and thence to a sewer or other point of discharge.

The pipes or tubes of my combined fixture,

as well as, all of the other parts are preferably provide a shallow annular reeess adapted to be filled with nutty for sealing said ell to the wall of the tub, an overflow madeof sinoothfinished sheet brass, as described. The tubes commonly employed for this class or work being what is known as brazed or welded tubing. The several parts of the waste and overflow fixture, excepting the piping, are treated to a series of suitable die, punching and other simple operations, all of which are eiiected in a rapid and inexpensive manner, and when each part leaves the machine or die, both the interior and exterior surfaces are comparatively smooth,

and ready to be assembled without further work.

From the foregoing it will be apparen that the waste and overflow fixture of the present inventionpossesses many novel and desirable features, is extremely simple in its construction, and owing to the novel designs of the parts and the improved methods employed for making them, I am able to produce a. stroilg, serviceable and ornamental bath fixture,'having fewer and simpler parts, and

which may be made in less time and at less expense, than any of the old style of fixtures.

it is obvious that the ells and other parts of the fixture may be made up in other forms and by slight variations of the parts may be applied either in-the combined form or separately for other uses, and also that some changes or modifications maybe made in the parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not restrict niyself to the precise construction, arrangement and application of" the same as herein shown and described Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A waste and overflow fixture, comprising a sheet-metal ell to receive the waste water from the bottom of a bath-tub, the said ell comprisinga single shell having; an integral laterally disposed neck, and a large circular flaring mouth. a sheet-metal bushing fitting in the mouth of said ell and. having a central internally threaded sleeve, the flaring edge of the mouth spun or folded inwardly upon the face of said bushing and securing the bushing to the ell, in amanner to provide a shallow annular recess adapted to be filled with putty for sealing said ell to the bottom of the tub, a waste-pipe having; one end rigidly secured in the neck of said ell, and a tee-hody having an integral neck to receive the outer end of said waste-pipe.

2. A waste and overflow fixture, comprising a sheet-metal ell to receive the overflow from t .s top of a bath-tub, the said ell comprising a single shell having an integral laterally disposed neck, and a circular mouth, a

l l l l l sheet-metal bushing fitting in the month all" said oil and having an integral central bridge,

the edge of said mouth spun or folded in wardly upon the fare of said bushing and securing the bushing to the ell m a manner to ipe having,- one end'rigidly secured in the necliof saidell, and a tee-body having an integral neck to receive the outer end of said overflow-pipe.

3. A waste and overflow fixture, comprising an ell made from sheet metal adapted to receive the Waste-water from a bath-tub, the said ell'consisting of a single shell having a smooth interior and exterior and having a lateral tubular neck, and a flaring circular mouth, a circular metal bushing having a central internally threaded sleeve, the. flaring edge of the mouth of said ell spuninwardly upon the face of the said bushing and securing the bushing to the ell in a manner to provide a shallow recess adapted to be filled with putty for sealing said ellto the bottom of a bath-tub, a sheet-metal strainer having a cup-shaped body externally threaded for screwing into the sleeve of said bushing, a plug to close said strainer, a waste-pipe having one end rigidly secured in the neck of said ell, and a tee-body to receive the opposite end of said waste-pipe.

4. A waste and overflow fixture, comprisingan ell made from sheet metal adapted to receive the waste-water from a hath-tub. the said ell consisting of a single shell having a smooth interior and exterior and having a lateral tubular neck, and a flaring mouth, a circular metal bushing having a central internally threaded sleeve, the flaring edge of the mouth folded inwardly upon the face of said bushing and securing; the bushing to the ell in a manner to provide a shallow recess adapted to be filled with a packing substance for sealing said ell to the bottom of a bathtub, a sheet-metal strainer having an annular flange and a cup-shaped drawn body extcrnally threaded for screnving into the sleeve of said bushing, the flange of said strainer when connected to said bushing disposed in a plane parallel to the shallow recess, a plug to close said strainer, a waste-pipe having one end rigidly secured in the neck of said ell, and a tee-body to receive the opposite end of said waste-pipe.

5. A combined waste and overflow fixture, comprising a sheet-metal waste ell and a sheet-metaloverflow ell, the said ells formed substantially alike, and each consisting of a single shell having a circular flaring mouth and a narrow tubular neck, a sheet-metal bushing for said waste ell having an internally threaded sleeve, a sheet-metal bushing for said overflow ell having an integral bridge provided with a central screw-threaded perforation, the flaring mouths of said ells spun or folded inwardly upon the faces of said respective bushings and securing the bushings to the ells. in a manner to provide shallow annular recesses to'be filled with a packing substance, a sheet-metal strainer having a drawn portion adapted to be screwed into the bushing oi the waste ell, a sheet-metal strainer for the overflow ell, an eye-b0lt adapted to be screwed into the bushing of the overflow ell for holding the overflow. strainer in place concentric to said. ell, a sheet-rnetal tee, an overflow-pipe to connect the overflow ell to'said tee, and a Waste-pipe to connect the waste ell to said tee.

6. A combined plumbing fixture, comprising two ells, one of said ells adapted to be connected to the bottom of a loath-tub for receiving the waste-water, the other ell adapted to connect with the top oia bath-tub to receive the overflow water, each of said ells consisting of a; single shell formed out of sheet-metal and having smooth exterior and interior, each of said ells having a circular mouth, and a contracted tubular neck, a bushing for the waste ell, and a bushing for the overflow ell, each of said bushings made from sheet-metal, one of saidbushings having. an integral sleeve, internally threaded, the other busing have an integral bridge, the said bushings rigidly set in the ells in a manner to provide annular recesses to receive putty for sealing the ells to the walls of the bath-tub, a tee, a pipe to conduct water from each ell to said tee, and a pipe to drain said tee.

7. A. waste and overflow fixture, comprising a sheet-metal ell to receive the overflow from. the top of a hath-tub, the said ell comprising a single shell having an integral lat the edge of he mouth spun or folded in wardlynpon the face of said bushing and securing the bushing to the ell in a manner to provideashellow annular recess, adapted to be filled with a packing for sealing saidell to the Wall of the tub, an overflow-pipe having one end rigidly secured in the'neck of said ell, and a tee-body having an integral neclr to receive the, opposite end of said overflowpipe.

8. A waste and OVBIfiOWfiXtLlI'Q, comprising an ell made from sheet metal adapted to receive the waste-water from a bath-tub, the said ell consisting of a single shell having a smooth interior and exterior and having a lateral tubular neck and a large flaring circular mouth, a circular metal bushing having a central internally threaded sleeve, the flaring edge of the mouth of said ell spun or folded inwardly upon the face of said bushing and securing the bushing inplace, mi a sheet;- metal strainer having an annular flange and a cup-shaped drawn body externally threaded for screwing intothe sleeve of said bushing, the flange of said strainer when couneeted to said bushing disposed in a plane parallel to the shallow recess.

In testimony whereoi l afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B. Wren.

Witnesses:

E. G. JonnsoN, GEO. V. S. CAMP. 

